Immigration firm shut down for illegal recruitment
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) yesterday shut down an immigration consultancy firm for illegal recruitment.
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Raps filed vs firm for duping Pinoys in Italy
CRIMINAL charges have been filed against two officers of Alpha Assistenza SRL who allegedly defrauded Filipinos into paying 3,000 euros (roughly P180,000) each for non-existent jobs in Italy, according to the Philippine Consulate General (PCG) in Milan.
P200M reimbursement fund for offloaded airline passengers pushed
SEN. Francis Escudero yesterday said he is confident the bicameral conference committee which is tackling the proposed 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will approve the inclusion of P200 million in the spending measure that will be used to reimburse the offloading of airline passengers without sufficient basis.
Fraud raps filed vs immigration consultancy firm
THE Consulate General of the Philippines said complaints of aggravated fraud have been filed before the Office of the Public Prosecutor of Milan against Diane Kristine Respicio and John Dutaro, chief executive officers of the immigration consultancy firm Alpha Assistenza SRL.
Press Release - Chiz confident bicam will approve P200-m budget to reimburse offloaded passengers
Sen. Chiz Escudero is confident that the bicameral conference committee tackling the 2024 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) will accept the provision inserted by the Senate that will allow the reimbursement of Filipino passengers who were offloaded from their flights due to prolonged interrogation by immigration officers in the guise of fighting human trafficking.
Bureau of Immigration: No entry ban on ICC probers
MANILA, Philippines — Unless they are blacklisted by the courts or deemed as undesirable aliens, investigators from the International Criminal Court (ICC) looking into the conduct of the war on drugs under Rodrigo Duterte are free to enter the country.
Offloaded travelers reimbursement might have 'chilling effect' on BI officers — DOJ spox
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 1) — Department of Justice (DOJ) spokesman Mico Clavano said the agency still has to study the proposal to have a reimbursement scheme to offloaded travelers as it might have a «chilling effect» on screening officers.
Marvel star Simu Liu releases debut EP
MANILA, Philippines — Canadian actor Simu Liu, best known for starring in "Kim's Convenience" and Marvel's "Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," has released his first-ever extended play (EP).
NAIA T3 back to normal operations following three-hour power maintenance activity
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 29) — The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 resumed normal operations early Wednesday morning after a successful electrical maintenance activity, authorities said.